Process of degradation of the neutrophils cell contents in presence of oxygen. Oxygen is reduced to a superoxide radical using oxidase as a catalyst, hydroxyl radical and hydrogen peroxide are also generated in this process. Hydrogen peroxide then form hypochlorous acid by combining with chloride ions. Hypchlorous acid reacts with amines to form chloramines. Hypochlorous acid and chloramines are relatively long-lived compared to other oxidising agents and are very important in target killing.

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